Pesto Pasta
Ingredients:
- 150g Ayam Brand™ Coconut Milk
- 80g chicken, sliced
- 3pc cherry tomato
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 180g choice of pasta
- 10g arugula or baby spinach
- 30g broccoli
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 pinch chicken powder
Preparation:
- Cook pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-8 minutes.
- Strain in a colander and drizzle olive oil and toss well.
- To make pesto sauce, pluck the basil leaf from the stalk. Discard the stem.
- Roast the pine nuts in a tray at 180C for 6-8 minutes. Ensure that the pine nuts are cooled thoroughly before adding into the blender.
- In a blender, pulse the basil and pine nuts, then add in the olive oil gradually.
- Add in the rest of the pesto ingredients, mix well and it is ready for use.
- In a hot pan, drizzle in olive oil and add minced garlic, cherry tomato, chicken thigh and broccoli. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add the coconut milk, pesto sauce and bring to boil. Add the pasta and season with salt, black pepper and chicken powder.
- Once ready, transfer to a bowl and finish with arugula on top of the pasta. Ready to serve.